After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

The people from Kaoshan Village were all glaring with anger, looking like they were ready to rush over and start a fight. Uncle Ye was saying something in the middle, but his face didn't look good either.

"What's wrong with the third brother? Why are there so many brothers gathered here?" Boss Ye jumped out of the car and walked over before the car stopped.

Ye Qing had followed him into the city so many times that she had already learned how to drive an ox cart. She held the ox rope and slowly stopped at a farther distance.

Ye Qing touched the slingshot in his pocket, feeling more confident. He took the stick and walked over to stand behind Boss Ye.

"Brother, they asked us to pay protection fees, five cents per pound." Ye Lao San said angrily.

When Boss Ye heard this, his face turned pale and his eyes flashed with anger. "Brother, here are two taels of silver. It's for tea money for me."

"Two taels of silver, you're using it to send away a beggar. There are more than a dozen of us brothers, what can two taels of silver do?" The scoundrel-like young man didn't even look at Boss Ye.

Ye Laoda's anger was boiling in his chest, like a stone pressing down on him. They sold one catty for fifteen cents, and after deducting the cost and labor, they couldn't make much money, and there was no way they could get another five cents.

Ye Qing took a look at the people on his side. There were more than twenty of them, while the other side had more than a dozen people. He had the advantage.

Moreover, many people here have seen blood while fleeing from famine, so they can still handle this kind of small situation.

Boss Ye held back his anger and spoke, "Brother, so many of us have been working for so long, but we haven't made much money. Can you please be more flexible?"

These people are local thugs in the city, specializing in thugs and collecting protection fees. People in the city avoid them when they see them, but they didn't expect these people to stop the people from Kaoshan Village today.

"You don't want to pay, right? If you don't, you are not allowed to come into the city to sell charcoal. I will beat you every time I see you." The leading young man said harshly.

Ye Qing was so angry that his eyes turned red. It was not easy to find a way to make money in the village, but he was threatened by these people.

Ye Qing winked at Mr. Ye and made a fist gesture.

Ye Qing felt that if Kaoshan Village wanted to gain a foothold in Wu'an City, it had to be ruthless and defeat those who were looking for trouble, so that it could make money smoothly.

Everyone else saw Ye Qing's gesture and understood what he meant. They had wanted to beat them up for a long time, but they held back because they were afraid of being blamed by the head of the village.

The head of the village said before that we can listen to Ye Qing, so we can be brave and do it this time.

Everyone moved carefully while arguing, and Ye Dalang protected Ye Qing behind him.

Boss Ye's tone turned cold, "You are not good enough to hit us, you little bastard, go back to where you came from."

The leading young man had not suffered such an injustice for a long time. He raised the weapon in his hand and hit Boss Ye on the head.

Ye Dalang pulled Ye Lao Da to avoid the blow. After pulling, he didn't stop, but rushed forward and hit the young man.

The people on both sides looked at the leader and started fighting, struggling with sticks.

Ye Qing was young and didn't go to the middle. He saw the right opportunity and attacked the other party.

Ye Qing waved the wooden stick in his hand, his knuckles numb from the vibration, but he didn't dare to let go.

The fight was fierce, and the people around were hiding. Ye Qing still had more people on his side, and soon the thugs fell to the ground and cried.

Boss Ye stopped the villagers who were furious and started a new round of negotiations.

Ye Qing glanced around. With such a loud commotion here, people from the government office would come over soon.

"Dad, take them with you and let's talk somewhere else." Ye Qing asked Ye Dalang to tie up the men.

Boss Ye knew that he couldn't take the matter to the government office, so he grabbed a few people and went to another street.

Ye Dalang squatted beside the leading young man and asked, "Brother, I haven't asked for your name yet."

The scoundrel youth, with a red and swollen face and messy hair, spat and said, "I will always keep my name, Liu Bao."

"It's not easy to do business in our village. We don't want to cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it. As long as you promise not to cause trouble to us in the future, we will let you go immediately."

"I was careless today, so I suffered a loss at your hands. Let me go and let's fight again." Liu Bao was not convinced.

Yongzi couldn't stand it anymore and came over to kick him. "Whose master are you? Be honest and speak properly."

Boss Ye spoke up to stop them, "Yongzi, come here."

Yongzi walked behind Boss Ye angrily and glared at Liu Bao fiercely.

Liu Bao was also a tough guy. He didn't even cry out in pain after being kicked.

Ye Qing saw that Liu Bao was not a weak person. This kind of person is calculating and ruthless. If he let them go, they would definitely take revenge on the villagers next time.

Liu Bao and his group were born and raised in Wu'an City. If they wanted to take revenge on the villagers, they could just find someone who was alone, put him in a sack and beat him up. There would be no evidence that they did it.

Such people should either be dealt with once and for all, or become friends. It is impossible to deal with all of them. With so many people here today and seeing the conflict between the two sides, we can only bring them together.

Ye Qing pulled Ye Lao Da, and Ye Lao Da followed his daughter and walked to the side.

"Qingya, whatever you think, this won't end peacefully today."

"Dad, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. We don't have the time to fight them to the death."

"What should we do? They don't look like they are willing to let us go."

"Dad, we can bribe them and get them to do business. If they have ways to make money, will they still be willing to be hooligans?"

"Besides the charcoal business, what other business do we have? Almost all the restaurants in the city have ordered charcoal from our village."

"There are also residents in the city. Although they don't buy much, there are more people in the city. If one family buys 20 kilograms, that's a lot." Ye Qing felt that the villagers didn't have time to go door to door selling charcoal, and there was a shortage of manpower in the village.

Boss Ye's mind was opened up. He usually only focused on restaurants and hotels and forgot that the residents in the city also had needs.

"Qingya's father knows about it. I will go talk to them and discuss with the village head in the evening to decide what price to give them." After saying that, he went back.

Boss Ye came up to Liu Bao and reached out to untie the rope on him.

"Dad, you can't untie him. If you untie him, he will run away." Ye Dalang shouted anxiously.

Boss Ye ignored his son and said, "Little brother, can I have a word with you?"

Liu Bao was surprised that Boss Ye would let him go, and wanted to hear what he had to say.

Liu Bao's followers were also very anxious, shouting, "Boss can't go with him."

"It's okay, I'll just go and listen to what he says."

The two walked a few steps until no one on this side could hear them, then they spoke. "Brother Liu, do you want to do business with me?"

Liu Bao rubbed the redness and swelling on his face with a grin, "What kind of business is this? We don't have any money. Just give me the charcoal and we'll be even."